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The Maryland Lottery operates a voluntary exclusion program for individuals who wish to ban themselves from Maryland casinos. If an individual opts for voluntary exclusion, they will be voluntarily excluded from entering any Maryland casino, as well as cashing checks and using credit cards. The individual will also be taken off of all casino mailing lists. As of July 31, 2015, there are 883 participants. To learn more about Maryland’s Voluntary Exclusion Program please click here.

As Maryland Lottery & Gaming expands its commitment to promote responsible gambling, the agency served as a sponsor of last week’s 29th annual National Council on Problem Gambling Conference, which brought experts from around the world to Baltimore.

Maryland Lottery & Gaming Assistant Director for Gaming Charles LaBoy and Responsible Gambling Coordinator Mary Drexler were among the agency staff on hand as researchers and problem gambling specialists presented discussions and data on problem gambling prevention and treatment, regulatory issues and public awareness efforts. Representatives from four of the state’s five casinos also attended.

The timing and location of the conference were especially significant for Maryland Lottery & Gaming. As the event was getting underway just a few miles from the agency’s Baltimore headquarters, Maryland Lottery & Gaming learned it had been accepted into the World Lottery Association (WLA), a global organization whose members are required to implement and enhance responsible gambling programs and adhere to stringent social responsibility standards.

“Encouraging people to enjoy Lottery games and casino gambling in a responsible way is an important part of the agency’s work,” Drexler said. “Having the National Council on Problem Gambling Conference here in Baltimore was a great opportunity because it gave us a chance to share insights with leaders in the field.”

Hollywood Casino Perryville generated $6,435,945 from both slot machines and table games in June. Gross gaming revenue per unit per day was: $215.72 for slot machines, $2,344.62 for banking table games and $303.13 for non-banking table games. Hollywood Casino’s June 2015 revenue decreased by $577,013, or 8.2%, from June 2014. Hollywood Casino Perryville operates 850 slot machines and 22 (12 banking and 10 non-banking) table games.

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore generated $23,096,716 from both slot machines and table games in June. Gross gaming revenue per unit per day was: $187.89 for slot machines, $2,146.61 for banking table games and $1,015.52 for non-banking table games. Horseshoe Casino Baltimore operates 2,203 slot machines and 179 (154 banking and 25 non-banking) table games. The casino opened to the public in August 2014.

Maryland Live Casino generated $52,926,123 from both slot machines and table games in June. Gross gaming revenue per unit per day was: $270.50 for slot machines, $4,008.46 for banking table games and $1,244.53 for non-banking table games. Maryland Live’s June 2015 revenue decreased by $3,575,078, or 6.3%, from June 2014. Maryland Live Casino operates 4,060 slot machines and 202 (150 banking and 52 non-banking) table games.

Casino at Ocean Downs generated $5,288,777 from slot machines in June, and its gross gaming revenue per unit per day was $220.37. Casino at Ocean Downs’ June 2015 revenue increased by $483,933, or 10.1%, from June 2014. The Casino at Ocean Downs operates 800 slot machines, and does not have table games.

In a year-to-year comparison, June 2015 casino revenue increased from June 2014 by $19,393,032, or 26.9%. In a year-to-year comparison excluding Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, which opened in August 2014, revenue decreased from June 2014 by $3,703,683, or 5.1%, reflecting changes in market shares after the opening of Horseshoe Casino Baltimore. See attached document for a detailed breakdown of June 2015’s fund disbursement, fiscal year-to-date totals for the individual casinos and combined state total.

Hollywood Casino Perryville generated $7,120,611 from both slot machines and table games in May. Gross gaming revenue per unit per day was: $230.33 for slot machines, $2,523.38 for banking table games and $363.75 for non-banking table games. Hollywood Casino’s May 2015 revenue decreased by $704,040, or 9%, from May 2014. Hollywood Casino Perryville operates 850 slot machines and 22 (12 banking and 10 non-banking) table games.

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore generated $21,923,621 from both slot machines and table games in May. Gross gaming revenue per unit per day was: $176.84 for slot machines, $1,931.22 for banking table games and $809.29 for non-banking table games. Horseshoe Casino Baltimore operates 2,203 slot machines and 179 (154 banking and 25 non-banking) table games. The casino opened to the public in August 2014.

Maryland Live Casino generated $58,042,088 from both slot machines and table games in May. Gross gaming revenue per unit per day was: $293.58 for slot machines, $4,067.18 for banking table games and $1,352.29 for non-banking table games. Maryland Live’s May 2015 revenue decreased by $1,474,688, or 2.5%, from May 2014. Maryland Live Casino operates 4,060 slot machines and 202 (150 banking and 52 non-banking) table games.

Casino at Ocean Downs generated $4,991,577 from slot machines in May, and its gross gaming revenue per unit per day was $201.27. Casino at Ocean Downs’ May 2015 revenue increased by $272,511, or 5.8%, from May 2014. The Casino at Ocean Downs operates 800 slot machines, and does not have table games.

In a year-to-year comparison, May 2015 casino revenue increased from May 2014 by $20,495,195, or 27%. In a year-to-year comparison excluding Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, which opened in August 2014, revenue decreased from May 2014 by $1,428,426, or 1.9%. See attached document for a detailed breakdown of May 2015’s fund disbursement, fiscal year-to-date totals for the individual casinos and combined state total.

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Residents and minority-owned businesses in Prince George’s are getting their fair share of contracts in the construction of Maryland’s sixth casino, MGM National Harbor’s top executive told county officials Tuesday.

Meanwhile, a group of Prince George’s County businesses filed a lawsuit claiming that the casino giant has not complied with minority-business contracting standards.

So far, nearly one-third of contracts in the $1.2 billion project have gone to minority-owned businesses, Lorenzo Creighton, president and chief operating officer for the company, said during two hours of intense questions about MGM’s “best efforts” to hire locally. About half of the minority-owned firms hired to work on the project in 2014 were based in Prince George’s, Creighton said.

MGM officials did not say how many county residents have been hired, but they said 19 percent of the 96,000 total labor hours worked in 2014 were performed by county residents.

The contracting figures exceed promises MGM made in a community benefits agreement that was part of the negotiations last year when it sought approval to build the luxury resort at National Harbor.

“We are excited about bringing this economic development to Prince George’s County,” Creighton said, calling MGM an “industry pioneer in diversity.”

“As we continue, there will be many more contract and career opportunities for minority business enterprises and Prince George’s County residents,” he said.

Some lawmakers and residents have questioned MGM’s transparency in sharing information about its hiring efforts and contracting process and have urged it to step up efforts to give more county residents and firms the jobs they were promised.

Including the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, which opened in August, the state’s casino industry grew 24.5 percent, or by $17.5 million. But at the state’s four other casinos, year-over-year revenue for April fell by $5.42 million, or 7.6 percent. Year-over-year revenue at existing casinos has declined every months since September.

The Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, which was forced to close early the last four days of April as part of a citywide curfew, generated $22.9 million in April, down from $24.7 million in March. Noah Hirsch, the casino’s vice president of marketing, said the curfew negatively impacted the casino’s revenue, but he has declined to disclose how much of a hit the South Baltimore gaming venue took because of the city’s unrest.

“April was an unprecedented month for Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, as it was for many businesses located in the city. While the casino was on pace for its best month to date, the need to close for several consecutive nights during peak hours had a significant impact on our monthly revenues,” Horseshoe General Manager Chad Barnhill said in a statement. “We are pleased to have resumed normal operations and look forward to extending the positive revenue trend we were seeing prior to the incidents that necessitated the citywide curfew.”

Sliding dollar bill after dollar bill into a slot machine often seems futile.

The machine is always hungry; its bright lights and warm colors fail to line up and bring that million-dollar jackpot no matter how many bills you feed it.

Inside the machine constantly crunches cold numbers, pushing it closer to the state-required payout. One slot machine player burns $1,000 while the next could show up and win $870 on a single play, only to pump that money back into the machine and lose it all again.

Lady luck seemingly runs the show, but the machine is actually a computer program connected to a central system of servers, computers and wires that ensure the casinos are following the rules.

“At any location in the state, the system interrogates that software to insure it is approved by the state,” said Charles LaBoy, Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency assistant director for gaming.

State law requires slots to pay out at least 87 percent back to the player. The Lottery and Gaming Control Agency uses a central system to monitor the machines, their movements and changes to thousands of video lottery terminals — VLTs — throughout the state.

The system cost Maryland taxpayers about $21 million over five years, and the state is ready to spend another $20 million to renew its contract and expand it to include the incoming MGM casino.

The system is a hive of black servers stored in a room in Baltimore next to a group of tech employees that handle requests, alerts and various other tools. The system oversees the 8,416 VLTs in five casinos across Maryland.

Unlike Maryland’s five existing casinos, the $1.2 billion MGM National Harbor will be a “destination” resort projected to attract more than half of its business from outside the state, the top executive of MGM Resorts International said.

“The reason why we’re investing to the degree we are — it’s clearly far more money than anybody has ever invested in a regional casino — is because we don’t believe it is a regional casino,” James Murren, MGM’s chairman and CEO, said recently in Washington.

“Sure, we’ll grab some Maryland business. We’ll grab some from existing operators — I think they know that. But that’s really not our target market,” Murren said. “The majority of our business is going to come outside the state.”

The casino, expected to open in the second half of 2016, will take aim at Virginia — which sits directly across the Potomac River — and nearby Washington, Murren said. More broadly, he said, Maryland’s sixth casino will draw from well beyond the region.

Chris Jones, managing director of Union Gaming, an investment bank dedicated to the casino industry, agreed that MGM will be different from prospective rivals Maryland Live, which is adjacent to Arundel Mills mall in Hanover, and Horseshoe Casino Baltimore.

“It taps markets that haven’t necessarily been tapped,” Jones said of MGM National Harbor.

Located just south of Washington near where Interstate 95 crosses the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, the casino will be positioned to attract the area’s large international community, Jones said. It will have the capacity to benefit from large-convention business because of its location at National Harbor, already home to the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, which has 2,000 guest rooms, he said.

]]>http://gaming.mdlottery.com/giant-mgm-national-harbor-casino-is-looking-beyond-maryland/feed/0Maryland Casinos Generate $89 Million in Revenue During Aprilhttp://gaming.mdlottery.com/maryland-casinos-generate-89-million-in-revenue-during-april/
http://gaming.mdlottery.com/maryland-casinos-generate-89-million-in-revenue-during-april/#commentsTue, 05 May 2015 18:31:33 +0000http://gaming.mdlottery.com/?p=3888The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency today announced April 2015 revenue numbers for the state’s five casinos – Hollywood Casino Perryville in Cecil County, Horseshoe Casino Baltimore in Baltimore City, Casino at Ocean Downs in Worcester County, Maryland Live Casino in Anne Arundel County, and Rocky Gap Casino Resort in Allegany County. April 2015’s combined statewide revenue totaled $88,982,816.

Hollywood Casino Perryville generated $6,875,184 from both slot machines and table games in April. Gross gaming revenue per unit per day was: $225.82 for slot machines, $2,783.83 for banking table games and $381.74 for non-banking table games. Hollywood Casino’s April 2015 revenue decreased by $821,463, or 10.7%, from April 2014. Hollywood Casino Perryville operates 850 slot machines and 22 (12 banking and 10 non-banking) table games.

Horseshoe Casino Baltimore generated $22,941,879 from both slot machines and table games in April. Gross gaming revenue per unit per day was: $185.41 for slot machines, $2,170.59 for banking table games and $953.87 for non-banking table games. Horseshoe Casino Baltimore operates 2,193 slot machines and 179 (154 banking and 25 non-banking) table games. The casino opened to the public in August 2014.

Maryland Live Casino generated $50,943,770 from both slot machines and table games in April. Gross gaming revenue per unit per day was: $264.73 for slot machines, $4,193.44 for banking table games and $1,264.48 for non-banking table games. Maryland Live’s April 2015 revenue decreased by $5,554,998, or 9.8%, from April 2014. Maryland Live Casino operates 3,996 slot machines and 189 (137 banking and 52 non-banking) table games.

Casino at Ocean Downs generated $4,294,554 from slot machines in April, and its gross gaming revenue per unit per day was $178.94. Casino at Ocean Downs’ April 2015 revenue increased by $667,587, or 18.4%, from April 2014. The Casino at Ocean Downs operates 800 slot machines.

In a year-to-year comparison, April 2015 casino revenue increased from April 2014 by $17,525,228, or 24.5%. In a year-to-year comparison excluding Horseshoe Casino Baltimore, which opened in August 2014, revenue decreased from April 2014 by $5,416,651, or 7.6%. See attached document for a detailed breakdown of April 2015’s fund disbursement, fiscal year-to-date totals for the individual casinos and combined state total.